A gastric Band is a special inflatable band which is placed around the top portion of the patient’s stomach, creating a small pouch that limits or reduces the amount of food which you are able to eat at any one time. Cheap gastric band surgery in France is provided by our hospitals in Northern France.
Weight-Loss Surgery May Help Prevent AFib
THURSDAY, May 8, 2014 (HealthDay News) —
More than one-third of American adults are classified as obese, with a (BMI) exceeding 30. BMI is a measurement based on height and weight. About 160,000 weight-loss surgeries are performed each year in the United States, according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Several different surgical procedures exist, but all seek to reduce the capacity of the stomach, which allows fewer calories to be consumed and/or absorbed.
Obesity is a known risk factor for atrial fibrillation, which can trigger stroke and other dangerous problems when the top chambers of the heart, called the atria, quiver erratically — sometimes faster than 300 times per minute.
